Morgan Gurley Sanders

Full Name: Morgan Gurley Sanders
Date of birth: July 14, 1878
Date of death: January 7, 1956

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	30	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Canton / Van Zandt		Van Zandt
H	30	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Canton / Van Zandt		Van Zandt

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House District 30
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Canton / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Van Zandt

House District 30
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Canton / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Van Zandt

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Biographical Sketches

SANDERS, Morgan Gurley (1878-1956). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
SANDERS, MORGAN GURLEY (1878-1956). Handbook of Texas Online.
Memorial, March 1956, p. 181. Texas Bar Journal.
Biographical sketch, Hon. Morgan Gurley Sanders, Volume IV, p. 205. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Other Resources

Morgan Gurley Sanders, birth date 7/14/1887 in Van Zandt County, Texas; death date 1/7/1956 in Corsicana, Navarro County; usual residence in Canton, Van Zandt County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Morgan G. Sanders, birth date 7/14/1878, death date 1/7/1956, burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Canton, Van Zandt County. Includes photo from the Library of Congress and photo of historical marker. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Morgan G. Sanders, 77, Former Congressman, Dies," The Canton Herald, 1/12/1956, p. 1, crediting Van Zandt County Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Historical marker, Morgan G. Sanders, Van Zandt County. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).

Photographs

Photograph. M.G. Sanders, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. M.G. Sanders, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

29th R.S. - 1905 Constitutional Amendments Enrolled Bills Public Printing (Chair)
28th R.S. - 1903 Enrolled Bills (Chair) Finance Public Printing Railroad Commission

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